Although I can't suggest the 1.5.x kernels yet, I can tell you that the
1.4.x kernels run very well on the Q700. I had a Q700 running NetBSD very
nicely for quite some time before I found a Q800 logic board (which fits
nicely in the old Quadra cases). If the price is right, I'd still say go for
it, as the Q700 is a nice little computer, definitely capable of light duty
on any network. As a bonus, the video subsystem on the Q700 is a bit more
flexible than on the Q800, Q650 and Centris 650. If you have enough vram,
you can even run a color X server. I've been running in high color for some
time now at 800x600. The problem with onboard video appears to be limited to
256 color mode?

Seth Henry
jshenry@net-noise.com

-----Original Message-----
From: port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org
[mailto:port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Andy Ball
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:24 PM
To: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
Subject: Quadra 700



Hello Allen!

  AB> It should be out fairly soon, but you can download a
    > BETA that's not too old, or you could try a -current
    > snapshot.

Thanks, that's good to know.

  AB> It was kind of a fluke that 1.5 didn't work quite
    > right on the Q700.  One reason was that no one tested
    > the 1.5_ALPHA or 1.5_BETA on a Q700--it would have
    > come up pretty quick if they had!  :-)

What was the nature of the problem? I've been offered a Q700
at a bargain price, and I'm very tempted to buy the thing to
run NetBSD/mac68k on.

Regards,
  - Andy.